Optimum structural design of composites is a research subject that has drawn the attention
of many researchers for more than 40 years with a growing interest. In this study, a review of …

Studies on determining and analyzing the crushing response of tubular structures are of
significant interest, primarily due to their relation to safety. Several aspects of tubular …

In the current study, the quasi-static compression test over natural silk epoxy composite
tubes was performed using two different trigger mechanisms. The natural silk epoxy …

Braided composites tubes have been reported to have a great potential in crash energy
absorption applications. However, previous works were limited to thermoset braided …

Polymer composite sandwich structures are promising candidate structures for reducing
vehicle mass, thereby improving the fuel economics. Nonetheless, to fully explore this …

A clear understanding of failure mechanisms and coupling interaction of multiple failure
modes greatly contributes to crashworthiness design of composite structure. Thus, the …

In this paper, a new bi-tubular corrugated composite tube, consisting of inner and outer
cylindrical and conical tubes is proposed. Different models with various geometrical …

The energy absorption capability of thin-walled composite cylindrical shells is
experimentally investigated. Effects of six parameters on absorption energy of composite …

This paper presents quasi-static crushing performance of empty and polyurethane foam-
filled E-glass/vinylester composite tubes with different geometrical characteristics to use in …

This study investigates the effect of radial distance of concentric thin-walled tubes on their
energy absorption capability through simulation by LS-Dyna finite element software and …